New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-03
Mr.. NEvINs CAN'T REMEMBER
CHECKS THAT HE Is UNABLE TO EXPLAIN.
HIS CASE MADE NO BErTER-THE COMMITTEES


sessions in this city yesterday Another session Will be
held in Albany on Thursday, when Anthony Comstock
Nm be examined The committee is not prepared to say
what else will be done at that session. but Colonel Bacon
smiled smile when asked about 1t that found It's oppo-
site in the detection and CONSERVATION pictured In the
faces of Messrs Nevins and Cooper After the commit
tees appointment to investigate the alleged corruption
of Booklyns city government it's abors were not fuly
rewarded until last Friday Then II struck oil richly in
the shape of perspraon that rolled down the race OF
Henry w. Pope when he testified that Nevns nad Deen
supplied money with which to bride the Aldermen.
These evidences of corruption were rounded ont yeser
day in Colonel Bacon's judgment, and the chain com
pleted by which the Grand Jury get good grip on
Che Brooklyn booders" Charles Cooper president OF
the Citizens and the Municipal Electric Light Com
panes, testified yesterday most unwilngly' that on
May 1s84the day the franchise was granted-he paid
Chief Neyins S3,34O. This included the mysterious
$4,000 that Cooper induced George H. Durham to invest
in company the nature Of which he did not explain 10
Mr. Dunhap and il is the money the use OF when the
committee tried extremely hard to learn MT cooper
could not explain the strange movements OF the check
its manner of deposit and withdrawal He was under
the impression that the $3.50 was to be used In
company then being formed to manufacture tho electric
torch generally called the snapper" Chief Neins got
his memory back sufficiently to recoleet that Cooper
had given him the money for that purpose though ne
said that had forgotten that such was the case ana
that Coopers testimony had enabled him to recall the
transaction.
The investigation had outgrown Lawyer shepard's
Office the crowd great and so large room near
his Office was secured The sergeantatarms reported
that the mysterious Franklin H. skeee, who is under
subpoena could be found and also that the where
abouts of his partner, Mr. Haines OF No. 90 Broadway
could not be ascertained. Chief Nevns was then re-
called He tried to squrm into the softest part OF the
chair when Lawyer Parsons hunted In vain Tor the
Chiefs memory, which as bad as usual. Mr. Nevlns
not handsome but he sometimes displays the healthy
color of the blood and yesterday he showed this IN
n marked degree whenever dangerous questions were
pressed on him He was resworn, because Mr. Parsons
thought that all witnesses who had been sworn In Brook
lyn should be in this city, Mr. Nevns was asked
nhe had made digent search for his bank book and
returned checks of 1884, which disappeared before he
took the stand in Brooklyn If they could be found is
thought that they might throw valuable light on certain
transactions But Nevns said that he unable to find
them and this is the way in which he accounted for
their loss
awa your search thorough that you are satisfied that
OIL repeat my question A-Yes SIR cant ma them
A-tangylf have no explanation to make to the commit
DO you recall the testimony gave on Saturday. A
o.@Did you understand that your testimony given
under oathi Ayes, SIR; certainly. ,...,.,,
administered to you this morning. Ayes
-yOu suggested explanation Of the recegtDy yOu from
Co. o. sScR Sf had S e DC
with loans Do mean that those checks or either OF them
Whether they did they might have There were loans
sE T.nP dsS AD 70
H"That is my Endorsement Mr. Pope paid it to me. but
mat the loans you made 1 S %T Pope sad
sI a sSI in for
ABLE s to MAKE any sae
desire make explanation about any checks to you
snd you this committee distinctly to understand
that have no explanation 70 make -, .,.oo,on. oon
nsed WITH The Us check and each A.
oSDo you mean the committee to understand that
s %sG 4Gm S gone on Nay sS is
have recollection as to the use.
These answers are fair sample of Chief Nevnss tes-
refused to make any explanations about his financial
transactions with Mr. Pope. without his bank books nc
could remember nothing lie remembered that he hadlad
out some money for boilers and engines for the Citizens
though the cate had sppsd Ms Pone ne
said that he had bought stock in the Brooklyn District
Heiegfapn HSns The original aSreement Was
shown to him and ne said
as sto a H Ss so a o
money for the bse T" y sheets
Q."What matter Al don't recoect.
on transactions concerning this agreement or the Dis
trict Telegraph Company Nevins's memory was blank
IKE Ope S IO 6O Electric light
and the District Telegraph companies though the STOCK
In the Eastern Company is worthless ,,., an,
Nevinss claim the checks given TO him Neyns in
only one loan and that was for 500.
M NsvDs said that might tv en- xSn W aR
loan A.~No sir, tn was but one loan ,,.,,. .s
ySa Tss1r yGpa testimony gwen 0H
@ai about mss purchase of stock Brooklyn
from different some q which sga .d Meyns
shares N alt bought my Mr Halnes, skeeles
ra5,ns% sv Hsip %si railroad euss,
COMPANY. think that NeVns has known them losn
the cheek for 2 and the three for sl25
@sS Ss Rs the Sen SS
paid until all obstacles ~ obtaining the franchise ha
been re%oye r e@e in & and lad Kept
ever since was because Ge nO T no
10 give eCad&sn,iai lsn'l stand,
No in particular to make correction wantto
%e had Invested all our 10 tie enterprise gained
the OF all the property and then we were
oNwho exiOrtionsrs II this was extSrtonl A.
The s s o s The s The
rSstbs rsesed sse money for A@y recollection
he wanted Il for his influence N getting The thing through
interest n yS the eE Ba fSaa Al
through Bioosyn Bat that they liked all right by
ming over wire poles
bauk book that Of Charles Cooper q Co.; and the
Municipal bank BOOKS s h ee Ine eS IN ss
fiydua account He had lost his check book OF 1854,
did know tnat even on MS
checks also missing Mr. Parsons TOOK the deposit
book and after long search asked:
Q.-who received this check which yonr deposit book
shows to drawn by on May q, 1854, Tor
$500 A-(yery reluctantly Thomas f. Neyins ,,,.
: purpOsel A.-For al electric gas nghter
called snapper The $4,000 was my hall interest ami
ss B.Isimcre The snapper ended in law suit
in 1856 IN Brooklyn. -. .,.o,.
10 Ayes, sir. on Nav ). 1884.
o-What was of the franchise2 A.-The Com:
mon Council action both May and
The franchise the Mayor Tor
Iecfion, went through on or after May ~.
received the $4,000 paid NeVlns ior your
In the snapper" schemei A-No' sri put eh
pect TO-
Chief Nevins recalled, and corroboraed Coopers
etory the snapper" scheme He recalled IT, now
ever, only through COopers testimony
Q-Do remember that received tins money from
Cooper the franchise was gantedf Al don
remember whether 10 the day or not
40 m der n i